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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear the state authorities’s proposal for launching numerous initiatives value Rs 937 crores, together with the event of Anandpur Sahib as a Good Metropolis, to pay a befitting tribute to the Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru, whose four-hundredth Prakash Purab is being celebrated this yr.
Collaborating just about within the high-level nationwide committee assembly convened by the Prime Minister to finalise plans for celebration of the four-hundredth Prakash Purab, Amarinder mentioned, “We’re all lucky to have fun this nice occasion in our lifetimes and I urge Modi to make sure that this historic occasion is commemorated not solely on the nationwide but in addition at a worldwide degree.”
He mentioned Guru Tegh Bahadur, often known as Hind Di Chadar, stands as a shining image of our nation’s nice pluralistic custom and secularism and his supreme sacrifice – ‘sis diya par sirr na diya’ – varieties an necessary a part of India’s historical past.
The Chief Minister mentioned that he was “blessed” as throughout his current tenure he had acquired the chance to be a part of the grand celebrations of the 350th delivery anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh and the 550th Prakash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev too. “Even throughout my final tenure, I used to be lucky to be a part of the celebrations of the four-hundredth anniversary of Guru Granth Sahib,” he mentioned.
Briefing the Prime Minister on the memorandum despatched to the Centre on this regard, Amarinder mentioned his authorities plans to duly recognise the cities and villages related to the lifetime of Guru Sahib within the state by upgrading their infrastructure. Apart from town of Amritsar, the city of Anandpur Sahib and Baba Bakala are important on this regard, he mentioned. As well as, he mentioned that there are 78 villages within the state graced by the Guru (charan chho prapt).
Amarinder mentioned the proposal despatched by the state authorities contains initiatives for growth of infrastructure in and round Anandpur Sahib, Amritsar and Baba Bakala; rejuvenation of village ponds and conventional water our bodies for Water Conservation in 78 Punjab villages that have been visited by the Guru; and organising Guru Tegh Bahadur Faculty of Textile Know-how and Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of
Handicrafts at Guru Nanak Dev College, Amritsar, and Sathiala, Baba Bakala, respectively.
He additional requested the Prime Minister that the Union authorities ought to launch a particular commemorative stamp on this event. He steered that commemorative occasions needs to be held all throughout the nation, in addition to in any respect Indian missions overseas, in an effort to carry the highly effective message of Guru Tegh Bahadur’s life.
Amarinder knowledgeable the Prime Minister that the main points of the principle programme on Might 1 are being finalised protecting in thoughts the COVID scenario within the nation and significantly in Punjab.
